We have been encountering a series of climate-change incidents in the recent years.
Australian government has declared la-Nina event for the third consecutive year http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/#tabs=Overview.
We could also find reports of higher concentration of pollutants which were found to significantly influence weather parameters http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/.
While this may be the case with air, we also have significant presence of pollutants in sea https://www.csiro.au/en/research/natural-environment/oceans/marine-debris.
Australian government releases data once every year(31st March) reporting on the incidents of pollutant related details from across the country. An encouraging step, which could be used for extracting insightful information and trends over varying time periods. An action plan with significant impact can be created accordingly.
We have pollutant data with respect to the following,
Further information on substances can be found at, https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/protection/npi/substances/substance-list-and-thresholds
Australian Government tracks 93 substances. These are reported by organisations in Australia from 2007-08 onwards.
Of the 93 there are,
41 substances which could contribute to photochemical formation of Ozone.
91 substances can pollute air.
89 substances can pollute water.
87 substances can pollute land.